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Provable

Ad Verification & Brand Safety

Provable ensures every digital ad impression is brand-safe, viewable, and fraud-free, giving advertisers and publishers confidence and accountability across all digital media environments.

Last updated Aug 22, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Founded
2009
HQ
New York, New York, United States
Connections
17

At a glance

Employees
1001-5000
Funding
$115M
Revenue
$400M-$500M
Stock
IAS
15integrations1competitors1corporate family

About

One of the top two global digital ad verification providers, competing directly with DoubleVerify for enterprise advertiser and publisher clients

Provable, rebranded from Integral Ad Science (IAS), is a global leader in digital advertising verification and optimization. The company provides a comprehensive suite of tools that help advertisers, agencies, and publishers ensure their digital campaigns are brand-safe, viewable, and free from ad fraud. Its technology analyzes billions of ad impressions across display, video, mobile, and social environments, offering real-time signals and post-campaign reporting to maximize media quality and ROI. Founded in 2009, IAS grew to become one of the most trusted third-party verification providers in the industry, competing closely with DoubleVerify and Moat (Oracle). The company went public on Nasdaq in 2021 under the ticker IAS, establishing itself as a publicly traded independent verification leader. In 2024, IAS rebranded to Provable, signaling a broader strategic vision around provable media quality and outcomes-based advertising assurance. The rebrand reflected the company's evolution beyond traditional verification into deeper measurement and optimization capabilities. In the AdTech ecosystem, Provable occupies a critical trust layer between buyers and sellers, integrating with major DSPs, SSPs, social platforms, and ad servers. Its Context Control and Multimedia product lines, along with AI-driven brand safety segments, position it as a sophisticated measurement partner for enterprise advertisers seeking accountability in programmatic and direct media buys. The company serves thousands of clients globally, including major brands, agencies, and media companies.

Business model

SaaS

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Brand Safety & Suitability

    Ensures ads appear alongside contextually appropriate content, protecting advertiser brand reputation across display, video, and social channels

  • Ad Fraud Prevention

    Detects and blocks invalid traffic (IVT), bot activity, and sophisticated ad fraud schemes in real time

  • Viewability Measurement

    Measures whether ads are actually seen by real users, providing MRC-accredited viewability metrics

  • Context Control

    AI-powered contextual targeting and avoidance segments that allow advertisers to align or avoid specific content categories

  • Total Visibility

    Unified reporting dashboard providing holistic media quality metrics across all channels and campaigns

  • Multimedia

    Verification and measurement solutions tailored for video and CTV advertising environments

  • Publisher Optimization

    Tools for publishers to improve inventory quality, increase CPMs, and demonstrate media quality to buyers

Key features

Real-time pre-bid and post-bid ad verificationMRC-accredited viewability measurementAI-driven brand safety and suitability classificationInvalid traffic (IVT) detection and blockingCross-channel coverage including display, video, mobile, CTV, and socialContextual targeting segmentsCampaign-level reporting and analyticsIntegration with major DSPs and ad servers

Use cases

Ensuring brand ads do not appear next to harmful or inappropriate contentBlocking fraudulent bot traffic from consuming ad budgetsMeasuring and optimizing viewability rates across programmatic campaignsContextual targeting for cookieless advertising strategiesCTV and video ad verification for streaming environmentsPublisher inventory quality certification to attract premium buyersAgency reporting and media quality auditing for client campaigns

Customer segments

Global brand advertisersMedia agencies and holding companiesProgrammatic trading desksDigital publishers and media ownersAd networks and SSPsSocial media platforms

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Machine learning and AI for content classificationReal-time bidding (RTB) integrationCloud-based data processing infrastructureJavaScript tags and SDK-based measurementBig data analytics pipelinesNatural language processing (NLP) for contextual analysis

Security & compliance

MRC AccreditationGDPRCCPASOC 2TAG Brand Safety CertifiedIAB Standards Compliance

Deployment

Cloud

API

Yes

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